Pencil holder



Feb. 24, 1925. 1,527,851

PENCIL HOLDER Filed Aug. 9, 1922 WITNESSES I i f jig Egon '5 .5

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ROBERT JAMES ESTES, OF COALGATE, OKLAHOMA.

PENCIL HOLDER.

Application filed August 9, 1922. Serial No. 580,740.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ROBERT J. Es'rns, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, and a resident of Coalgate, in the county of Coal and State ofOklahoma, have invented a new and Improved Pencil Holder, of which thefollowing is a description.

My invention relates to means for holding short lengths of lead penciland the general object of the invention is to provide a holder that willclasp the pencil firmly and prevent vibration or looseness whilewriting.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part ofthis specification, it being understood that the draw-- ings are merelyillustrative of practical examples of the invention.

Figure 1 is a longitudinal section of a pencil holder embodying myinvention;

Figure 2 is a similar view of the pencil holder modified;

Figure 3 is a side elevation of the socket shown in Figure 2.

In carrying out my invention in the form shown in Figures 1 and 2 anelongated tubular holder 10 is provided and split at one or both ends asat 11 to lend the desired resiliency to the holder. The ordinary tubularholder for pencils permits looseness of the pencil and the vibrating ofthe same in writing and to overcome the looseness and provide for firmlyholding the pencil I form in the tube 10 at the inner end of thecylindrical pencil receiving portion 12, a tapered socket 13 adapted tosnugly receive the tapered end a of the pencil A, said socket being inpractice split as indicated at 14.

By the described arrangement the tapered end a of the pencil wedgesitself tightly in the socket 13 and all vibration is elfectivelyprevented.

In the form shown in Figure 2 I provide a sleeve 112 adapted to beslipped onto the pencil or to be slipped into the holder which has slits111 as in the first described construction. The sleeve 112 has an endbead 15 to limit the inward movement of the sleeve and to give finish tothe holder.

In the arrangement of Figure 2 the tapered socket 113 for the taperedend of the pencil a is formed integrally with the sleeve 112 whichsleeve and tapered socket are split as at 114:. The sleeve 112reinforces the tube 110 and gives its own resiliency in addition to thatof the tube, which, with the tapered socket, holds the pencil veryfirmly.

I would state in conclusion that while the illustrated examplesconstitute practical embodiments of the invention, I do not limit myselfstrictly to the exact details herein illustrated, since, manifestly, thesame can be considerably varied without departure from the spirit of theinvention as defined in the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

A pencil holder including a split tube in which a pencil may beinserted, and a tapered split socket in said tube to receive the taperedend of the pencil when the latter is in writing position said socket atthe split thereof presenting blunt abutting edges.

ROBERT JAMES ESTES.

